M M Jasim :
The government plans to introduce 67,878 new scholarships for the meritorious students of different levels.
A total of 2,03,634 successful students would be awarded scholarships with increased amount of money. The number of scholarships was 1, 35,756 last year.
The successful students of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations, Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Dakhil examinations, Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Alim examinations, and Honours examination will be considered for scholarships, the Education Ministry sources said.
The top officials of the Education Ministry and Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) believe that the increase of scholarship would accelerate the spirit of the students and help many poor students continue studies. Director General of DSHE Professor Fahima Khatun told The New Nation on Sunday, “The Education Ministry is going to increase the number and amount of money of every scholarship to develop and ensure the standard of the education system in the country. It is for the first time that the government will increase the scholarship almost double. It will help the students continue study and stoppage of the dropout at all levels.”
The officials of the Education Ministry and the DSHE have already completed all the activities for giving the scholarship in junior levels. The Ministry has already made a policy in this regard. The Ministry would send the policy to all the Education Boards that they can prepare result following the policy.
The Education Ministry gives the scholarship in two categories (Meritorious and Ordinary). The students are given scholarship on the basis of their results only.
A total of 46,200 successful students in JSC level would be given scholarship which was 30,800 last year. Of them, 14,700 are of meritorious category and 31,500 are of ordinary category.
A total of 9,000 successful students in JDC level will get scholarship this year which was 6,000 in previous years. Of them, 3,000 are of meritorious category and 6,000 are of ordinary category.
The each student from both JSC and JDC will get Tk 450 per month in meritorious category and Tk 300 per month in ordinary category.
A total of 9,000 successful students in SSC level will be selected every year for the scholarship which was 17,000 in the past. Of the students, 3,000 will be selected for the meritorious category and 22,500 for the ordinary category.
A successful student from meritorious category will get Tk 600 each month which was 4,00 last year. A student from the ordinary category will be given Tk 300 per month which was Tk 200.
A total of 10,500 successful students in HSC level will be awarded scholarship from this year which was 7,000. Of them, 1,125 students are from meritorious category and 9,375 students are from ordinary category.
A student was given Tk 550 in meritorious category. Now he or she will get Tk 850 per month.
The 750 successful students in Alim level will be selected for the scholarship which was 500 in the past. Of the students, 150 will be given scholarship from meritorious category and 600 from ordinary category.
Each student will get Tk 750 in meritorious category which was Tk 500. A ordinary level student will get Tk 350 which was Tk 225.
A total of 4650 successful students in Honours level will get scholarship. Of them, 150 students will be selected from meritorious category and 4,500 from ordinary.
Now a student in meritorious category will get Tk 1,125 against was Tk 750 and Tk 450 in ordinary category against Tk 300.
A total of nine students in Degree level will get scholarship with Tk 1050 in meritorious category and 300 successful students in ordinary category will be given scholarship with Tk 375 per month.
In Fazil level, 375 students will get scholarship with Tk 1050 in meritorious category and Tk 450 in ordinary category.
